Black Screen After Install Reboot, No VGA Port, No CRT
Seems everyone has alternative video choices but me. I don't have a spare vid card, CRT, and my 8800GT has dual DVI, no VGA. Guess I could try a DVI-VGA converted but I don't see how that would work. I tried the low res option (F8) and I still got a black screen. I can't believe this installed beautifully in VMWare but I can't complete a native install.
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